Nine Syllables Press

A small press in partnership with the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College, publishing chapbooks by underrepresented voices.

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The #AWP chapbook haul keeps on giving…HOW NARROW MY ESCAPES by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram

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Going to #awp2023 like…

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As #AWP23 is approaching, I am once again offering these tips to new attendees (and whomever else needs them). A 🧵…

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So delighted to be part of @CLMPorg

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Please give a warm welcome to these new additions to our #CLMPMember community! We’re excited to see @bodyfluidslit, @pocketsmag, @flolitmag, Menu, @9syllablespress, @suspendedmag, and @thimblelitmag join.

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With gratitude for Toni Morrison on her birthday week, and always.

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Going into the weekend like…

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Happy Friday! Pro tips from Duolingo for your weekend.

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Coming this summer- our first book from 9SP!! My Hand Holding Tight my Other Hand: 9 poets mediate on the body.
Can’t wait to share this collection with you 💜💜💜

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Remembering Sylvia Plath, with gratitude, on the 60th anniversary of her death. Plath was a Smith alum and we take the name of our press from her poem ��Metaphors”💜🍏🚂🐘

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All the heat and fear had purged itself. I felt surprisingly at peace. The bell jar hung suspended a few feet above my head. I was open to the circulating air.

The Bell Jar was first published under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas on 14th Jan. 1963 (Sylvia Plath’s copy pictured)

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Please allow me this one poem, no matter how many times I write it. @swamp_pink https://t.co/QmVeAddFZZ [CW: suicide]

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😂 THIS really sums up the poet life

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⚡ SPECIAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS⚡
We're now looking for micro reviews! Got a close reading of a single poem? Maybe a line in a short story that’s been haunting you? Write your 250-500 word review! Read the guidelines & send us your query: https://t.co/KrHB4SRMcE

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Roll call: who’s going to AWP, and where can people find you?

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The mess before the music - always a good reminder!

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good morning, y'all! here's a peek at some in-process drats of "Kink" as a friendly reminder that before there's music, there's nearly always a mess lol✨have a good day🥰

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⚡️⚡️⚡️this response from Anne Sexton

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I keep watching this clip of Anne Sexton responding to criticism of her poems

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